Christianity has existed in Britain since the time of the Roman Empire when it spread across the British Isles over the process of many centuries. …
The Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
When the Anglo-Saxons inhabited Britain, they brought with them Germanic paganism. The story of the conversion of the Saxons to Christianity is one filled with political intrigue and bloody conflict.
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